Evaluation of Interns' Research Progress
The MCG-Charlie Norwood VAMC Internship will make use of the following evaluation
components in order to monitor the progress and efforts of the Interns in their respective
research activities:
Performance Evaluation. It is required that the Overall Supervisor and Intern have a formal discussion
of the Intern's progress on the chosen research project every four months. The Overall
Supervisor will make a report every four months to the Internship Core Committee regarding
progress on the research-scholarly project. The Internship Core Committee reviews
each report of research-scholarly project progress. If significant problems are noted,
the committee decides if corrective actions are to be instituted. The committee can
institute a four-month probationary period if indicated, and this period can be extended.
All reports and actions taken by the committee are incorporated into the file kept
on each Intern.
End of the Year Evaluation. At the end of May, the intern submits the paper for the research-scholarly project
for review by two internship faculty/supervisors and based on their reviews the Training
Director will complete the Evaluation of the Intern Research Paper form. At the
conclusion of the year, the Internship Core Committee meets with the Intern to review
his/her ratings, discuss his or her performance, and make specific recommendations
regarding post-internship professional development. Completion of this Intern research-scholarly
project will be included in this end of the year evaluation using the Intern Performance
Milestones Tracking form.
RESEARCH REQUIREMENT TIME TABLE:
End of August: A written proposal of the research project is submitted to the Overall Supervisor,
Research Director, and to the Training Director.
October End of 1st Quarter review: The Core Committee will review the progress of the research project.
January MidYear Evaluation: The Core Committee will review the progress of the research project and the Overall
Supervisor will check off on Intern Performance Milestones Tracking form whether or
not the intern is making sufficient progress on his/her research project.
April Core Committee Meeting: The Core Committee will review the progress of the research project.
May 31st: The written product of the research project is due.